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Vanilla Cupcakes with White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
“ANYTHING SIMPLE ALWAYS INTERESTS ME.” David Hockney. In the culinary world, we speak so often to ‘depth of flavor’ and layering of seasoning and spices. Honestly, to me, sometimes keeping it...
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Petit Fours
“THERE IS AN ENDURING TENDERNESS IN THE LOVE OF A MOTHER TO A SON THAT TRANSCENDS ALL OTHER AFFECTIONS OF THE HEART.” Washington Irving. Happy Mother’s Day!!! I’m sitting here with my lower lip out...
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Velvet Hearts
“WHEN YOU ARE SORROWFUL LOOK AGAIN IN YOUR HEART, AND YOU SHALL SEE THAT IN TRUTH YOU ARE WEEPING FOR THAT WHICH HAS BEEN YOUR DELIGHT.” Kahlil Gibran. These simple vanilla cookies are buttery and...
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‘I Wish It Were My Birthday’ Cake
“IT TAKES AS MUCH ENERGY TO WISH AS IT DOES TO PLAN.” Eleanor Roosevelt. Yesterday, I picked up a fabulous cookbook by Sherry Yard. And in it, she talked about her earliest memories of baking. And...
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Funfetti Cupcakes { sprinkles with a twist}
“I MEAN, C’MON NOW. WHO DOESN’T LOVE A FUNFETTI CUPCAKE?” Matt B. (my son, at the age of 20) HaPpY 21st BiRtHdAy To My Son MATT!!!! Why do I always feel my age on my kids’ birthdays!?! So every year...
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Black & White Biscotti
“IT’S NOT HOW MUCH WE GIVE BUT HOW MUCH LOVE WE PUT INTO GIVING.” Mother Teresa. I think for those of us who love to bake and cook; what we produce is usually made with love. Passion is usually the...
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Vintage Cakes: Boston Cream Pie-lets
“EXPECT EVERYTHING SO THAT NOTHING COMES UNEXPECTED.” Norton Juster (The Phantom Tollbooth). The Cake Slice Bakers are a wonderful group of women who share a passion for baking CAKES! Led by the...
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Vanilla Bean Cheesecake with Strawberries
“PURITY AND SIMPLICITY ARE THE TWO WINGS WITH WHICH MAN SOARS ABOVE THE EARTH AND ALL TEMPORARY NATURE.” Thomas Kempis. I am a purist at heart. And I firmly believe that vanilla is under rated....
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Milk Chocolate & Vanilla Pudding Pops
“IN EVERY REAL MAN A CHILD IS HIDDEN THAT WANTS TO PLAY.” Friedrich Nietzsche. Oh to be a kid again! I never had the opportunity to travel in my childhood. But summers still felt very carefree. And...
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Whiskey Pear Trifles
“THE LIGHT MUSIC OF WHISKEY FALLING INTO GLASSES MADE AN AGREEABLE INTERLUDE.” James Joyce. There was a time when I would have told you that I don’t care very much for whiskey. But then, I decided to...
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